Pain, Agony, Glory

This was a beautiful, brutal weekend. On Saturday morning in Athens, TX, our team ran the 22nd Annual Athens Triathlon: 300 m swim, 14 mile bike and 5K run - it was good practice to run the course among 400 other runners, though I learned a few lessons about fueling during the race. I really dragged during the run (worst run ever). The sun was shining and the people were great, though. Athens was charming. All in all, a glorious day.

THEN, yesterday, Bret and I rode out the Trinity River trail to Benbrook to meet the cycling team, rode the cycling course, and then rode back home on the trail. Total trip: 55 miles. THEN we went for a run. This is getting a little insane... Love it. The worst part of cycling 55 miles is in the neck and shoulders. I've got a permanent shrug going on...

20 days till the race.

Last few weeks...

OK - we're down to the last few weeks of training before the big race in Hawaii... Everyone is in good shape and doing crazy things (like riding for 2 hours before breakfast, swimming til 10pm, etc). I don't know who these people are, but they're out there doing it.